[Combined treatment of acute pancreatitis and its complications].

Results of combined treatment of 314 patients with acute pancreatitis, including 58 (15.1%) with pancreonecrosis were analyzed. Etiologic factors of acute pancreatitis were alcohol (59% patients), diseases of the bile ducts (31.

[Changes in prostate-specific antigen in casodex (bicalutamide) monotherapy in a dose 150 mg/day given to patients with locally advanced and/or advanced prostatic cancer].

Three-month treatment with casodex (150 mg/day) of untreated patients with locally advanced and/or advanced cancer of the prostate is well tolerated. The only side effect encountered in 9(60%) patients was temporary breast painfulness and swelling. Subjective effects consisted of higher activity (in 40% of patients), pain relief (in 33.

[The diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer metastases].

The study included 27 patients with regional and distant metastases of bladder cancer. Regional and distant metastases were detected in 12 (44.4%) and 15 (55.

[The combined treatment of locally disseminated bladder cancer].

39 untreated patients with local cancer of the bladder without distal metastases were included in the trial to assess efficacy of combined drug plus radiation treatment, its toxicity and chances to preserve the bladder. The examination comprised tumor biopsy, ultrasonography, computed tomography, excretory urography and routine laboratory tests. The patients received one or two courses of intraarterial chemotherapy, radiation (50 Gy) and two doses of cysplatinum in a dose 70 mg/m2 before and after radiation.